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Abbey McCulloch
Nell, 2008
Portrait, oil and charcoal on canvas
Gift of Nell Schofield 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Richard Larter
Portrait of Nell #15, 2009
Portrait, synthetic polymer paint, gesso, binder medium, gel and glitter on canvas
Gift of Patrick Corrigan AM 2014
Nell, Warwick Edgington, Annette Blair and Belinda Toll, Canberra Glassworks, Crawfords Casting, Eveleigh Works
Self-nature is subtle and mysterious - Tree Woman / Woman Tree, 2023
Portrait, bronze, patinas, stainless steel, hand blown glass
Purchased with funds provided by the Portrait Dinner Series 2023
Nell
Artists and Collectives
Nell is a multidisciplinary artist based on Gadigal land in the Eora Nation, Sydney. Her work fuses mythological, spiritual and popular cultural iconography.
Nell
Biography
Born in Maitland, New South Wales in 1975, Nell is a multidisciplinary artist working across painting, sculpture, video and performance.
3 portraits in the collection
Nell Schofield
Biography
Born in London, Nell Schofield (b. 1963), television presenter, actress and writer, grew up in Sydney and started surfing at Bondi at age 13.
1 portrait in the collection
Martin Wilson
Fuzzy Leo (Leo Schofield), c. 2000
Portrait, woven shag pile rug
Gift of Nell Schofield 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
Gordon Glenn
David Williamson, 1974 (printed 2001)
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Purchased 2001
Julie Rrap
Blow Back, 2018
Portrait, pigment photographic prints on paper, hand ground glass
Gift of the artist 2024. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program.
Between life and death you’re a miracle
Magazine article by Elspeth Pitt, 2024
Elspeth Pitt talks to multidisciplinary artist Nell about ghosts, artistic lineages and hybrid art forms.
2020
Portrait Donors
Artists and Collectives
General content
Arts Project Australia, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists, ‘stArts with D’ Performance Ensemble, Abdul Abdullah, Alison Alder, Amrita Hepi, Atong Atem, Christopher Bassi, Kate Beynon, Mia Boe, Baby Guerrilla, Tarryn Gill, Julie Gough, Naomi Hobson, Deborah Kelly, Fiona McMonagle, Angelica Mesiti, Dylan Mooney, Nell, Sally Smart, Vipoo Srivilasa, Latai Taumoepeau and Kaylene Whiskey.
Gordon Glenn
Biography
Gordon Glenn worked as an assistant cameraman on the television show Homicide before becoming the stills photographer for the pioneering Australian journal Cinema Papers.
3 portraits in the collection
Harry Hopman
Biography
Harry Hopman (1906-1985), tennis professional, won seven major Australian titles in the 1930s, notably four mixed doubles with his first wife, Nell Hall.
1 portrait in the collection
Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2015 finalists announced
17 August 2015
Archived media releases 2015
The National Portrait Gallery have selected the finalists for the Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2015.
Winners announced: Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2015
27 August 2015
Archived media releases 2015
The winners of the Macquarie Digital Portraiture Awards will be announced tomorrow morning at 10.00am at the National Portrait Gallery.